Joy (arr. Leo Eguchi) | Margaret Bonds (1913—1972)

String Quartet No.2, Op.18 No.2 | Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827)

I. Allegro

II. Adagio cantabile

III. Scherzo. Allegro

IV. Allegro molto, quasi Presto

String Quartet No. 15 in E-flat minor, Op. 144 | Dmitri Shostakovich (1906—1975)

I. Elegy: Adagio

II. Serenade: Adagio

III. Intermezzo: Adagio

IV. Nocturne: Adagio

V. Funeral march: Adagio molto

VI. Epilogue: Adagio

In our 11th pairing of Beethoven and Shostakovich quartets we mark 50 years since the passing of Dmitry Shostakovich by featuring his last string quartet, combined with one of Beethoven’s first—preceded by a short composition by Margaret Bonds. ~ Alexander Vavilov